Tana (film)

Tana
Directed byKristaq Dhamo
Written byKristaq Dhamo
Fatmir Gjata
Nasho Jorgaqi
Screenplay byFatmir Gjata
Produced byLlazar Lipivani
Teodor Siliqi
StarringTinka Kurti
Naim Frashëri
Pjetër Gjoka
Kadri Roshi
Andon Pano
Thimi Filipi
Marie Logoreci
CinematographyMandi Koçi
Sokrat Musha
Edited byVitori Çeli
Music byÇesk Zadeja
Production
company
Shqipëria e Re
Release date
  • August 17, 1958 (1958-08-17) (Albania)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

Tana is an Albanian feature film, produced by the "New Albania" Film Studio (Albanian: Kinostudio "Shqipëria e Re"). The movie premiered on 17 August 1958. The film was directed by Kristaq Dhamo, and written by Kristaq Dhamo, Fatmir Gjata, and Nasho Jorgaqi. The music was also composed by Çesk Zadeja. The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[1] The film is often cited as the first feature length film produced fully in Albania.[2]

Plot

The film is based on Fatmir Gjata's screenplay. Gjata had written a novel with the same title earlier. The events evolve in the 1950s. The main character, Tana, is a smart, outgoing and progressive young woman. She is in love with Stefan (Naim Frashëri) and they both live in an unnamed mountain village in Albania. Tana has to face the old mentality of her old grandfather, and she also has to fight the jealousy of Lefter (Kadri Roshi). It is a love game, while socialist progress is highlighted, as is often the case in socialist realism.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ^ "Albanian History". The Albanian Cinema Project. Retrieved 2021-12-27.


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